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Mississippi house fire where man found dead ruled an arson

Authorities say arson caused a central Mississippi house fire where a 55-year-old man was found dead.

Posted: Jul 12, 2018 9:10 AM

Posted By: Associated Press

BOLTON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say arson caused a central Mississippi house fire where a 55-year-old man was found dead.

Hinds County Sheriff's Maj. Pete Luke tells news outlets that Jerry Andrew Watson was found inside the Bolton home after fire crews were called out late Tuesday night.

Luke says Watson's body was taken to the state Crime Lab in Pearl for an autopsy.

Investigators from the sheriff's office and the state Fire Marshal's office ruled the blaze to be intentionally set.

A reward of up to $5,000 is offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Tips should be called in to the state Fire Marshal's office at 601-359-1061 or 1-888-648-0877.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 256827

Reported Deaths: 5638

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	17257	180
Hinds	16331	322
Harrison	13567	194
Rankin	10804	212
Jackson	10453	184
Lee	8864	141
Madison	8314	164
Jones	6434	112
Forrest	6009	120
Lauderdale	5902	186
Lowndes	5405	116
Lafayette	4991	93
Lamar	4885	65
Washington	4803	124
Bolivar	3997	109
Oktibbeha	3953	81
Panola	3723	79
Pontotoc	3678	53
Monroe	3558	105
Warren	3548	98
Union	3459	60
Marshall	3440	66
Neshoba	3396	152
Pearl River	3301	100
Leflore	3041	107
Lincoln	2980	85
Sunflower	2866	71
Hancock	2744	59
Tate	2731	62
Alcorn	2654	53
Itawamba	2637	59
Pike	2637	78
Scott	2480	46
Yazoo	2470	56
Prentiss	2465	52
Tippah	2430	50
Copiah	2427	49
Coahoma	2410	54
Simpson	2364	67
Leake	2317	65
Grenada	2194	71
Covington	2146	72
Marion	2130	73
Adams	2070	70
Wayne	2029	32
Winston	2016	66
George	1998	39
Attala	1942	59
Newton	1934	44
Tishomingo	1893	61
Chickasaw	1850	44
Jasper	1727	36
Holmes	1687	67
Clay	1598	33
Stone	1447	21
Tallahatchie	1419	34
Clarke	1398	62
Calhoun	1365	21
Smith	1214	24
Yalobusha	1178	34
Walthall	1123	36
Noxubee	1108	22
Greene	1104	29
Montgomery	1098	34
Carroll	1048	21
Lawrence	1029	17
Perry	1026	31
Amite	984	26
Webster	928	24
Tunica	873	21
Claiborne	866	25
Jefferson Davis	853	26
Humphreys	831	24
Benton	820	23
Kemper	776	20
Quitman	696	8
Franklin	667	15
Choctaw	609	13
Wilkinson	587	25
Jefferson	549	19
Sharkey	431	17
Issaquena	159	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 426543

Reported Deaths: 6126

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	62752	920
Mobile	30551	554
Madison	27303	186
Tuscaloosa	20835	267
Montgomery	19192	305
Shelby	18693	114
Baldwin	16513	183
Lee	12603	101
Morgan	12321	113
Etowah	11805	168
Calhoun	11206	200
Marshall	10236	107
Houston	8681	148
Cullman	8094	105
Limestone	8074	74
Elmore	7923	101
DeKalb	7715	97
Lauderdale	7631	83
St. Clair	7599	120
Talladega	6224	108
Walker	5930	174
Jackson	5837	41
Colbert	5354	73
Blount	5320	83
Autauga	5227	55
Coffee	4462	56
Dale	3997	81
Franklin	3681	48
Chilton	3378	65
Russell	3359	10
Covington	3301	68
Escambia	3213	42
Dallas	3051	96
Chambers	2886	69
Clarke	2831	33
Tallapoosa	2630	107
Pike	2513	29
Marion	2473	50
Lawrence	2452	47
Winston	2290	35
Bibb	2170	47
Geneva	2033	35
Marengo	2008	29
Pickens	1969	31
Hale	1774	42
Barbour	1738	36
Fayette	1712	26
Butler	1707	58
Cherokee	1609	30
Henry	1550	21
Monroe	1473	17
Randolph	1415	35
Washington	1383	26
Clay	1270	45
Crenshaw	1202	44
Cleburne	1184	23
Lamar	1184	19
Macon	1168	35
Lowndes	1115	35
Wilcox	1036	21
Bullock	997	28
Perry	982	19
Conecuh	951	20
Sumter	895	26
Greene	762	23
Coosa	605	15
Choctaw	515	24
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0